Re: COPYING says GPL, but all headers say LGPL
On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 09:07:18AM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 01:12:10PM +1000, Craig Small wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 11:02:01AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> > > It appears that, although the COPYING file and the website
> > > claim that TreeView X is GPL, all the source files have Library GPL
> > > headers (except the Nexus ones of course). Technically, what is the
> > > licence of TreeView X? LGPL, or GPL?
> > Both or neither, anyhow its a problem.
>
> No, it's not. The LGPL specifies that the user may redistribute the software
> under the LGPL, or the GPL. So you (as packager) can simply choose to do your
> redistribution under the terms of the GPL. It's a good idea to mention this
> in the copyright file, of course.
Ah yes, I wasn't aware of clause 3 of the LGPL:
"3. You may opt to apply the terms of the ordinary GNU General Public
License instead of this License to a given copy of the Library."
Generally speaking, it could be a problem with the headers saying one
thing and the COPYING file saying another, but not in this case.
- Craig
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